Vendors invade prov’l capitol sidewalk, road; Defensor denies giving permission
ILOILO City – From late afternoon
until early evening for some three weeks now, the sidewalk and a portion of the
street in front of the...
Justice at last for 58 victims of Ampatuan Massacre?
ILOILO City – Members of Iloilo media
led by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines - Iloilo Chapter
and religious leaders gathered at Jaro...
Holiday supply? P1.8-M ‘shabu’ seized in Bacolod drug bust
BACOLOD City –
Antidrug operatives here seized suspected shabu weighing about 150 grams valued
at around P1.8 million in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pahanocoy.
Major Charles...
Group struggling to keep Lopez Jaena’s memory alive
ILOILO City – When he was in Spain
campaigning for Philippine independence, Ilonggo hero Dr. Graciano Lopez Jaena
was offered the editorship of a Spanish newspaper...
No sidewalk vending during Dinagyang, too?
ILOILO City – Will vendors be allowed
to return to the sidewalks during the Dinagyang Festival next month? Mayor
Jerry Treñas is unsure. “Those are difficult...
Drug-related? Gunmen ambush brod of ex-Bacolod councilor
BACOLOD City – An elder brother of
former councilor Ricardo “Cano” Tan was ambushed by motorcycle-riding gunmen at
around 9:45 a.m. yesterday on CL Montelibano Avenue,...
Simulated terror attack shows Iloilo airport’s readiness
ILOILO – What would happen if terrorists planted a bomb, went on a shooting
rampage, and took hostages at the Iloilo Airport in Cabatuan town?
Authorities...
DILG WON’T BUDGE Vendors still banned from sidewalks this holiday season
ILOILO City – The
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Western Visayas rejected
appeals to allow the return of vendors on sidewalks here this...
Restos may offer halal food during Dinagyang fest
ILOILO City – The Iloilo Hotels, Resorts
and Restaurants Association (IHRRA) is encouraging members to serve halal food during
the four-day Ilonggo Food Festival, one of...
SEC: We’re not taking sides in Yanson row
BACOLOD City –
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – Bacolod Extension Office denied
it is taking sides in the ongoing management dispute among two factions...